Executive Director is appointed by the Government and is the administrative authority of the Council. Officers who held the post of Executive Director of the council from 1965 is listed below.
| Sl. No. | Name of the Secretary/Executive Director | From | To |
| 1. | Shri N. Sreedhar | 2021 | Present |
| 2. | Dr.S.B.Deepak Kumar, I.A.S | 2020 | 2021 |
| 3. | Shri.R.Anand, I.Po.S | 2015 | 2017 |
| 4. | Dr.(Mrs.)Beela Rajesh, I.A.S. | 2008 | 2014 |
| 5. | Shri.G.Mathi Vathanan, I.A.S. | 2005 | 2008 |
| 6. | Shri.K.Shanmugam, I.A.S. | 2002 | 2004 |
| 7. | Smt.D.Sabitha, I.A.S. | 1997 | 2001 |
| 8. | Shri.R.K.Mathur, I.A.S. | 1996 | 1997 |
| 9. | Shri.M.Nagarjuna, I.A.S. | 1994 | 1996 |
| 10. | Shri.Govindan Nair, I.A.S. | 1989 | 1994 |
| 11. | Shri.N.Gokul Ram, I.A.S. | 1987 | 1988 |
| 12. | Shri.N.Bala Baskar, I.A.S. | 1984 | 1987 |
| 13. | Shri.S.Narasimhan | 1982 | 1982 |
| 14. | Shri.M.F.R.Bijli | 1979 | 1982 |
| 15. | Shri.M.Madurai Nayagam | 1975 | 1979 |
| 16. | Shri.H.N.Satyanarayana | 1973 | 1974 |
| 17. | Shri.L.Desi Gowda | 1972 | 1973 |
| 18. | Shri.H.N.Satyanarayana | 1971 | 1972 |
| 19. | Shri.K.J.Somasundram, I.A.S. | 1967 | 1971 |
| 20. | Smt.A.K.R.Lakshmi | 1965 | 1966 |
